Chapter 11 for ya'll, posting this at 12:00 AM like a boss, enjoy
"So thats how it happened?... Like... for real?" Vinnie asked as Pepper began to start calming down.
"Yeah..." She replied, looking down at her lap, the white curl of her hair once again covering her face.
"Wow... ", he uttered... "Its a good thing Sunil will never like me that way, glad i dont have to deal
with that."
"Thanks buddy... your doing wonders to make me feel better over here", the snarky skunk replied.
"Sorry", he said back, "But im gonna fix it all, you wont have to worry about any of that stuff that
happened anymore".
Pepper looked up "Whaddya mean Vinnie?"
"Thats what i was gonna do, for Sunil's birthday present... i was gonna do a collage but after I heard
about all this i decided i wanted to fix it."
"Oh come on Vinnie, thats sweet but really silly, this is between me and Sunil, not you, dont worry your
head over it." She replied. "Besides... how would you go about doing it anyway".
"Well I thought I would learn about what happened with you and him and... " He paused. "And...
and... okay! I don't really have a plan, I just thought I could hear about what happened and
try to fix it... but I do want to fix it... Sunil is my best friend, and when I mentioned the stuff you
did back then he got really angry, but i could tell it wasn't towards you, when i mentioned you helping
him overcome his shyness it really hit a nerve... it's clearly troubling him, I thought if I made you
Guys friends again he might get over it."
"You cant just make us friends again Vinnie, it doesn't work like that Vinnie," Pepper shot back.
"You want to be better friends with him again... right?" Vinnie replied.
"... Yah" Pepper said, feeling slightly defeated, not in the mood for telling another lie.
"Well YOU don't worry about it... let me deal with Sunil, I promise I'll work it out".
"Fine", Pepper replied "just dont get yourself into any trouble."
"Of course I wont" He shot back triumphantly, "SAFETY IS MY MIDDLE NAME".
"I thought it was Alfonzo"...
Vinnie pouted, "HMPH! I make that statement to the girl with the best sense of humour and get
the same response as anyone else... but like I said, i'll take it nice and slow when I'm workin it all
out."
"There are more important things going on with you that you should focus on 'taking slow' more than
me and Sunil". Pepper replied.
"Like what?"
"Penny..." she replied bluntly.
Vinnie froze, as if his every cell of his body did a double take.
"I-Uh... dont know what your talkin about bra" he said as his voice cracked.
"Oh come on", Pepper bellowed, "Its obvious Vinnie, the only one who hasn't seen you stare at her with
those droopy eyes is Penny, AND THATS BECAUSE YOUR QUICK ENOUGH TO LOOK AWAY!"
"Ya right! Im a lizard! My eyes are half close all the time!" , he yelled desperately.
"Oh yeah? What's this?" she said holding up a piece of paper.
"Beats me... what is it?"
Pepper began to read off of the paper. "To The Panda who makes my heart melt with everlasting
Beauty..."
Vinnie jumped straight into the air from his seat on a cushion "WHERE DID YOU GET THAT?!". He
rushed over to her, trying to grab it from her as she held it upwards... continuing to read it.
Pepper read half giggling "Like flower petals in the wind, your words cascade through my ears ".
"STOP! GIVE IT BACK!"... Pepper finally released her hold on the dreaded note.
Vinnie rushed to grab it "Where did you get that from!?"
"It was on one of the cushions in the corner, just laying there! Penny was literally about to sit there
when I found it... you almost got burned Vinnie".
"Maybe I meant for her to see it. I took a long time to right that, and... " He paused, scared to admit it "
I do like her okay! And I wanted to let her know".
"Do you even know if she likes you?". Pepper replied
"...no."
"Then you shouldn't be all uppity about it, if she doesn't like you like that and you admit it to her, she
may take it well, but she may also take it horribly and react like i did with Sunil"
"So what should I do?" He replied.
"Well dont take me as an expert on anything lovey dovey like that, but if i were to give any advice i
would just try to see if she likes you, wait around, wait and see if she shows any signs of liking you."
Pepper replied.
"Signs like what?" Vinnie said.
"Well, see if she wants to spend more time with you, see if she laughs at your jokes... even if they are
bad. And my personal favourite..." She walked Vinnie with her chicken, prompting him to squeak.
"See if she teases ya a little bit, that's always a sign." She smiled.
"Well, thanks i guess, I'll see". Vinnie said.
"Most importantly, if you really want to approach her, be as vague as possible, ask her if you want
to go out alone with her to somewhere or do something, and then follow from there."
"Thanks", Vinnie said back "I guess if Sunil had tried that stuff and waited to see if you liked him you
would have avoided that whole ordeal".
"Yeah, i wish Sunil had waited, we definitely could have avoided all that mishap", Pepper said.
Vinnie shot back "Anyway my owner is here, thank you for the advice Pep!"
"Any time buddy", she happily replied.
"And dont worry about the whole thing!" He yelled as he left, "Sunil should have waited, but you guys
Won't have to wait to be friends again any longer".
As he left, Peppers smile faded.
She looked at the ground, hiding her face with her curl, despite there being no one their to see her.
"Yeah...", she said to herself.
"I guess it's my turn to wait now..."
OOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHH wahts happnin... whats happnin! Is it happening?... I think it's
Happening.
